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Bak relæ

English translation: reversing relay

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Danish term or phrase:Bak relæ
English translation:reversing relay
Entered by: Mabel Garzón

15:22 Jan 20, 2005
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / Trains
Danish term or phrase: Bak relæ
Bak relæ (no context)
Mabel Garzón
Colombia
reversing relay
Explanation:
From reference:
"bak² adv. (mar.)
astern;
(om sejl) aback;
• bak! back her!, go astern!
brase (el. kaste) bak overalt lay all flat aback;
slå bak
(omskifte maskinens bevægelsesretning) reverse (the engines);
(fig.) reverse one's policy;
(gå agter over, bakke) go astern;
slå halv (, fuld) bak på maskintelegrafen order half (, full) astern on the engine telegraph;
langsom bak! easy astern!
bak et slag! back her a turn!"
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 11:40
Grading comment
I suspected it was something like that.
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Bak relæ
reversing relay


Explanation:
From reference:
"bak² adv. (mar.)
astern;
(om sejl) aback;
• bak! back her!, go astern!
brase (el. kaste) bak overalt lay all flat aback;
slå bak
(omskifte maskinens bevægelsesretning) reverse (the engines);
(fig.) reverse one's policy;
(gå agter over, bakke) go astern;
slå halv (, fuld) bak på maskintelegrafen order half (, full) astern on the engine telegraph;
langsom bak! easy astern!
bak et slag! back her a turn!"


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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 11:40
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 264
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I suspected it was something like that.
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